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(The episode begins one day in Jon’s neighborhood. Nermal is skipping and humming along in a neighbor’s yard)
Nermal: Humming (He pauses to compliment his reflection in the mirror in his paw) I look GOOD even if I do say so myself, and I often do. (In Jon’s yard, Odie is spying on Nermal from behind the fence)
Odie: Aha! (He turns and tells Garfield, who is in front of the welcome mat, of Nermal’s presence) Mutters
Garfield: Huh? Oh! (Odie slides up to him) He’s coming!
Odie: Uh-huh! (He nods)
Garfield: Good! The detour sign’s in place! Let’s hide! (The pets take off as Nermal comes up the sidewalk)
Nermal: Humming (Odie and Garfield pop their heads up from behind a couple of garbage cans. The unsuspecting kitten stops when he sees a sign in front of him, a sign for a kitten pageant pointing toward Jon’s house) Gasp! (He reads it) “This way to enter contest for Cutest Kitten in the Whole Wide World!” Well, that’s moi. (He follows the sign) I didn’t know about this contest, but I’ll win it, I always do.
Garfield and Odie: Snicker
Nermal: Hums (As soon as he steps on the booby-trapped mat, he is springshot into the air by a spring) WHOAAAAAAAAA! (He flaps his arms like a bird) Whimper (He takes a head first dive into a mud puddle. As he kicks his feet, struggling to get out, the pets take a moment to laugh, Odie’s laugh being more stifled than Garfield’s)
Garfield and Odie: Laugh (Nermal rights himself)
Nermal: That’s not funny, Garfield!
Garfield: Of course it’s funny! (He pulls out a megaphone so that Nermal can hear from the opposite side of the street. Odie sticks his tongue out and wiggles his fingers, mocking the kitten) It’s just not funny to YOU! (They run off)
Garfield and Odie: Snicker (In their mockery, they forgot about their own trap and step on it simultaneously)
Garfield: Wha? (Like Nermal before them, the pets are flung into the air…) WHOAAAAAAAAAA! (and land in the mud with a thud)
Nermal: Wha-?
Garfield: (through the megaphone) You’re right, Nermal, this isn’t funny. (While the Flabby Tabby is miffed, Odie just looks depressed. Jon walks up carrying a bag of groceries when he sees the dirty trio)
Jon: Huh?
Garfield, Odie, and Nermal: Huh? (They turn and see Jon)
Jon: Well, it looks like someone needs a bath.
Garfield, Odie, (loosely translated) and Nermal: Yes! They do! (They point at each other)
(All three of them were right. Later that day, Jon is upstairs giving the pets a bath filled with pink bubbles. He scrubs Garfield with a loofah, and Odie and Nermal watch from the other side of the tub)
Garfield: Grrrrr…
Jon: Stop sulking, Garfield. I know you don’t like taking a bath.
Garfield: That’s not true! (Odie mutters quietly, but is mostly drowned out by the complaining cat) I bathe once a year whether I need it or not. (The phone rings)
Jon: Oh, that must be Liz calling. Here, I'll leave you the loofah (He sets it on the edge of the tub) so you can scrub yourselves while I’m gone. (He leaves to get the phone)
Odie: Sputter! (He holds a rubber ducky between his paws) Complaining mutters
Garfield: Nah, this isn’t so bad, especially since I have my toy boat (He holds a boat in one paw…) and my wind-up shark. (and a shark in the other) Help! Shark! Shark! (He uses the shark to attack the boat) Laughs
Nermal: I like this cool rubber mermaid. Laugh (He holds it up and uses it to squirt Odie in the face)
Odie: Coughs
Nermal: Laughs Sorry, Odie, just trying to amuse myself. Taking a bath is SO boring!
Garfield: That’s because you don’t know how to make it INTERESTING. Make up a story.
Nermal: Make up a story. How do you do that?
Garfield: I’ll show ya.
Odie: Hmm?
Garfield: (continuing) Wanna play, Odie?
Nermal: Gasp!
Odie: Bark! Uh-huh! (He nods emphatically)
Garfield: Then follow me. Gasp! (He takes a deep breath, plugs his nose, and dunks himself into the water. Odie and Nermal follow suit)
Odie: Gasp!
Nermal: Gasp!
(Under the surface they go. The trio swims toward massive purple silhouettes of rock formations in the distance, pressing against a pink, soapy sky. Nermal, who had been holding his breath, finally exhales, and several fish swim out from his mouth)
Nermal: Wow! Is it like this in the bottom of every bathtub?
Garfield: It is if you use your imagination. (The fish swim around Garfield, and then circle Odie) Or even better, if you have your own cartoon show.
Odie: Hums (He follows the fish when they break their orbit around him)
Nermal: This is so cool!
Garfield: Chuckle
Nermal: Hey Garfield, how come we can breathe and talk underwater?
Garfield: It’s my fantasy, so I can make up the laws of science. Hey, c’mon! (He points up) Let’s check out the surface. (They begin to swim up)
Nermal: Pants (All three of them rise in their own giant bubbles)
Odie: Moan
Garfield: Ahhh! (He reclines, crossing his legs and resting his head in his paws)
Nermal: Huh? Laughs I can ride around like this all day!
Garfield: No you can’t. (As the Tubby Tabby figuratively bursts Nermal’s bubble, Nermal’s bubble literally bursts and he drops into the water) You see the trouble with bubbles is… (Odie’s bubble bursts as well) might as well join them. (Using a claw, he pops his bubble and joins the other two with a splash)
Nermal: Hey, recognize that boat coming towards us?
Odie: Huh? (They see a giant replica of Garfield’s toy boat from earlier)
Garfield: Hmm…
Nermal: It looks just like your toy boat, the one (A shark fin passes by them)
Odie: Yelp!
Garfield: Huh?
Nermal: (continuing) that came with the… SHARK! (A shark leaps over them)
Odie: Wow! (It then circles around and glares at them)
Garfield: YAAAHHH! (He is so frightened that he runs on top of the water’s surface, leaving the puppy and kitten behind)
Nermal: Wha?
Odie and Nermal: YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! (They do as Garfield did and flee toward the boat. The shark submerges)
Garfield: Pants
Nermal: YAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! (The shark leaps up, aiming at Nermal)
Garfield: Oh no! (They leap into the with some assistance from the shark’s splash)
Nermal: Ah! Hoo! (Garfield tumbles his way into it) Made it! (The cats and dog peer over the edge of the boat)
Garfield: Oh my! (They see the shark coming around for another strike) Grr! (He swings into the steering area and spins the steering wheel) Wha! Grunt! He’s after us! Start paddling! (Odie and Nermal leap outside the boat and begin kicking the water in an attempt to be the paddle)
Odie: Whimpers
Garfield: Faster! FASTER! (He clenches his fist, but the shark closes in fast. It takes a swipe at Nermal, who quickly clings to the boat along with Odie)
Nermal: Whoa! We’re not going fast enough because we’re too heavy in the water! Get rid of any non-essential items!
Garfield: Good idea! (He gets an evil look in his eye. To everyone except Nermal, it was obvious what Garfield wanted to get rid of: Nermal. He dangles the kitten over the edge, as if using him as bait) Chuckles
Nermal: Yowl!
Garfield: Laughs (The shark closes in)
Nermal: YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! (Odie steps in, not happy with his friend’s action. Despite the pup’s mixed attitude toward Nermal, he doesn’t want to see him get hurt)
Odie: Angry mutters (The Flabby Tabby notices and pulls Nermal back in)
Garfield: It’s a fantasy, and anyway, (Odie steps toward Garfield, who is backing away and pleading his case. Nermal is also none too pleased and glares at the fat cat) that’s a toy shark. You wind him up, and he’s only good for about 15 seconds. (At that moment, the key on the shark stops, causing him to jolt suddenly and then stop)
Shark: Ah! Sorry to be a bother, but, could someone wind me up again?
Nermal: AH! (Garfield sets him down in the boat)
Odie: Huh?
Garfield: Will you leave us alone if we do? (Nermal joins the others)
Shark: Well… sure. (He nods)
Garfield: OK then. (He looks at the others and then winds up the shark)
Shark: Thanks! (He keeps his word and swims away)
Garfield: You’re welcome! (He waves good-bye)
(The boat smoothly floats along. Garfield and Nermal are in the back lying on the boat’s edges. Odie keeps watch from the front)
Garfield: Woo! (He stretches) You’re lucky that thing doesn’t run on alkaline batteries.
Nermal: Well, OK, Garfield,
Garfield: Huh?
Nermal: (continuing) this is your fantasy. What’s next?
Garfield: Hmm… (He taps his head, thinking. For an answer, Odie pipes up, alerting them of something)
Odie: Yelp!
Nermal: Wha?
Odie: Pants (The cats clamber to the front of the boat. Many loofahs fly through the air in a giant arc, diving back into the water)
Garfield: Mm, looks like flying fish.
Nermal: Wha? (They step back just as one loofah bangs its head on the boat and falls into it)
Garfield: Hey, you (He points at it) look like that thing Jon was using to scrub us. (Odie mutters quietly as Garfield speaks. The loofah gets up and introduces himself)
Loofah: Just call me Loofah. You guys (He points at the pets with his wing) are a long way from your bathtub.
Garfield: Yeah. Any idea how we can get back to it?
Loofah: I don’t, but I’ll bet the mermaids do. They live on the other side of Shampoo Island past the giant faucet waterfalls. (He ducks down and reappears a bit further away. The Flabby Tabby peers over the boat’s edge) I’ll be your guide.
Garfield: And how are we supposed to follow you?
Odie: Huh?
Loofah: You can paddle, can’t you?
Garfield: Chuckle In my fantasy, not gonna happen. (He shakes his head no) I’ve got a much better idea. (Evidently Odie and Nermal have the same idea. The three of them narrow their eyes, glaring at Loofah)
(Loofah is tied to the boat, tugging it along)
Loofah: Strains
Garfield: Step on it, Loofah! Jon is baking lasagna (Nermal and Odie grin maliciously) and I'd hate to miss it!
Nermal: Ha!
Odie: Mutter
Loofah: Almost there! Strain Look, the giant faucet waterfalls! (He looks in front of him)
Odie: Huh? (Before them is, unsurprisingly, a giant bath faucet spewing pink water like a waterfall. Loofah takes them by it, through some rough waters)
Garfield, Odie, and Nermal: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (Odie cowers behind his fat feline friend as the turbulence increases)
Garfield: Oh! (He retreats to the steering wheel and tries to navigate with it) Hoo hoo! AHHHH! Yelp! (The boat gets launched by a bubble in their way)
Nermal: AAAAAAAHHHHHH! Whimpers (Odie has been muttering. Instead of looking scared like the cats, just looks queasy and seasick)
Garfield: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! (He clings to the wheel as they round the waterfalls)
Nermal: WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (They manage to pass through the rough waters without any incidents)
Loofah: Over there! That’s where the mermaids hang out. (Three mermaids rest on a sponge-like island, one red, one purple, and the last teal) But beware of their singing. (The Tubby Tabby joins the others on the front of the boat)
Garfield: Hey, I know this legend.
Odie: Huh?
Garfield: (continuing) You should beware of mermaids’ singing because it’s so beautiful, it will lure you to crash
Nermal: Gasp!
Garfield: (continuing) your ship on the rocks.
Odie: Oh…
Nermal: Whimper
Loofah: No, beware of it because they’re just kind of lousy. (The mermaids soon spot the pets and Loofah)
Red Mermaid: Oh! (They begin singing)
Mermaids: (off-key) Operatic singing (All three animals wince at their singing)
Garfield: YAAHHH!
Odie: Oh! Wow! (The mermaids continue, their singing resembling screaming at this point. Garfield, Odie, and Nermal cover their ears)
Garfield: (to the viewers) It’s enough to make me give up seafood. (Eventually, the mermaids stop)
Purple Mermaid: We have visitors.
Red Mermaid: Loofah! Who are your friends?
Garfield: I’ll introduce us. I’m Garfield, (He puts his paw on his tummy) this is Odie. (He gestures to the polite puppy)
Odie: Bark! (He waves hello)
Nermal: And I'm Nermal, (Garfield glares at him with narrowed eyes) the cutest cat on land or sea.
Garfield: Remind me to leave you out of my next fantasy.
Teal Mermaid: What brings you here?
Nermal: Oh, this Loofah fish (He gestures to Loofah. Odie unhooks him from the boat) told us you could help us find a way back home. (The red mermaid puts her hand to her chin, thinking)
Purple Mermaid: Oh sure, we know how to…
Red Mermaid: Wait, sister! (The three of them reconvene)
Mermaids: Overlapping chatter
Garfield: Huh? (Both he and Odie are confused as to what the mermaids are doing. Nermal looks slightly more peeved with them)
Purple Mermaid: We’ve discussed it… (They return to their places)
Red Mermaid: And we’ve decided that we’ll tell ya how to get back to your tub…
Teal Mermaid: If you’ll do something for us.
Garfield: Does it involve listening to you sing?
Purple Mermaid: No. (They all shake their heads no)
Garfield: Then we’ll do it! (He leans forward in the boat)
Odie: Mutter (He nods)
Purple Mermaid: Our cove here is under siege. (The red mermaid makes an attack motion with her arms, the the teal one shakes her head remorsefully)
Garfield: Wha? (He and Odie are stunned and scared)
Red Mermaid: A terrible monster lurks about threatening all, (Cut to the pets) scaring everyone away! (Odie ducks a bit lower into the boat, and both cats look scared)
Teal Mermaid: Get rid of it, and we’ll tell you how to get out. (The purple one slides over toward her)
Nermal: (stuttering) T-T-Terrible monster? (Odie hides behind his ears, quivering in fear)
Odie: Whimpers (The mermaids nod)
Nermal: AAAHHHHHH! Whimpers (He and Odie tremble. Garfield, the most composed of the three, questions the mermaids)
Garfield: What exactly is this terrible monster?
Teal Mermaid: It’s… it’s a…
Mermaids: Rubber ducky! (At first, all three animals are horrified)
Nermal: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (Garfield ponders this. Odie suddenly realizes that it’s just a rubber ducky)
Garfield: Right. (He grins and gives the mermaids a confident thumbs-up. Nermal stops screaming)
Nermal: Ha. How could a rubber ducky hurt anyone?
Rubber Ducky: Quacking roars (Behind them, a giant rubber ducky swims up, horrifying the three pets)
Nermal: YAAAHHH!
Garfield and Odie: YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! (The mermaids retreat into the water)
Rubber Ducky: Quacking roars
Garfield, Odie, and Nermal: YAAAAHHHHH! (Odie’s fists tremble, and both cats’ legs shake)
Nermal: Whimpers (The ducky approaches and whacks the boat with its beak, knocking them off their feet)
Garfield and Nermal: YAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! (No one is hurt, but the ducky is gearing up for another attack)
Odie: Sputters (His ears stand on end, and his head shakes)
Nermal: Garfield, what are we gonna do?
Garfield: I have an idea. Loofah! (The ducky attacks once more with its beak. Loofah appears next to the Flabby Tabby) Here’s what I need you to do.
Rubber Ducky: Quacks
Garfield: You understand? (Odie braces for another strike from the ducky)
Loofah: Got it! (He leaves just as the ducky whacks the boat once more)
Garfield: YAAAHHHH! C’mon, Loofah! Hurry!
Odie: Whine (He braces once more for the worst. All three pets turn around to watch the ducky. Below the surface, Loofah zips through the water to fulfill Garfield’s plan, and on the surface, the ducky bends down to strike again)
Garfield: YAAAAHHHHH! (The ducky hits the back of the boat, causing it to flip through the air)
Garfield and Nermal: YAAAHHHHHH!
Odie: Whoa! (The three poke their heads up, dizzy, but they quickly recuperate, only to realize that they landed on the back of the ducky itself)
Nermal: Gasp!
Garfield: Doh!
Odie: Yowl!
Garfield: Whimpers (The ducky rears forward, launching the boat through the air. The cats and dog are ejected from it)
Garfield and Nermal: YAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Nermal: Oof! (Both cats land on their faces in the boat. Garfield slowly lifts his head, a bit woozy. As for Odie, he landed–much to his horror–on the ducky’s beak)
Odie: Oh… Yelp! (He turns around and sees the ducky’s eyes glaring at him) HOWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
Garfield: Where are they? (He gets up, using the boat’s edge for support. Nermal gets up too. Loofah emerges from the water with the mermaids)
Mermaids: YAH!
Garfield: There they are!
Nermal: Laughs
Garfield: (continuing) Quick, ladies, it’s showtime! (He waves his paw as if throwing something at the ducky)
Mermaids: Off-key singing (The ducky winces and shakes his head violently, with Odie still clinging to its beak)
Odie: Wow!
Nermal: Whimpers (Both cats cover their ears. The Mermaids hit higher notes, which is too much for the ducky. It shakes Odie off its beak)
Odie: Yowl! (He lands headfirst in the water nearby)
Rubber Ducky: Quack, quack! (It swims away. Odie’s head appears in the water) Quack, quack, quack, quack! (Everyone watches as the ducky swims away) Quack, quack!
(Peace is restored to the island. After fishing Odie out of the water, the cats and dog reconvene with the mermaids)
Purple Mermaid: Thank you for getting rid of the Rubber Ducky. We NEVER thought of using our singing to drive him away. (She gives each of them a seashell necklace, first Odie, then Nermal, and finally Garfield)
Odie: Quiet chuckles
Garfield: Chuckle
Red Mermaid: We want you to have these seashell necklaces. And now we’ll keep our promise.
Garfield: Laughs (Odie smiles)
Teal Mermaid: And tell you how to get back to your own bathtub. Come here. (She gestures to her right. Garfield hops onto the boat’s edge)
Garfield: Really? (He jumps onto the island) Grunt! (Odie and Nermal jump out of the boat themselves)
Odie: Pants Oh!
Nermal: Whimper (The teal mermaid whispers to Garfield how to get home)
Garfield: Hmm. Wow! Thanks, ladies. (He gives them a two-fingered wave and dives into the ocean) Grunt!
Teal Mermaid: Before you go…
Red Mermaid: would you like us to sing you a farewell song? (The pets turn around abruptly)
Garfield, Odie, and Nermal: No!
Garfield: But thanks anyway. And thanks to you too, Loofah. (Loofah flies next to them)
Loofah: Have a happy journey home, guys.
Garfield: C’mon, guys! Follow me. (He submerges himself) Grunt. (Nermal and Odie do the same)
Nermal: Grunt!
(Under the water, the three of them notice a giant plug. Garfield swims over to it, grabs the chain, and pulls with all his might)
Garfield: Strains (Nermal and Odie are swimming with the fish)
Nermal: Giggle
Garfield: C’mon, guys! Give me a paw. (The other two notice and swim down to the Flabby Tabby. They grab the chain and all three of them pull at once)
Garfield, Odie, and Nermal: Strain (They soon let go. Their efforts are ineffective, but they don’t see the shark swimming up behind them)
Odie: Aww…
Nermal: It’s no use, guys. We can’t budge it.
Nermal and Odie: Soft crying (The shark makes his presence known)
Shark: Uh, hello. Can I help?
Garfield: Sure. Lend us your jaws. (He gives the chain to the wind-up shark and he chomps it)
Shark: Strains (The plug starts to move, and within moments, it pops off, sucking the pets into a giant whirlpool)
Garfield: Thanks! (He waves good-bye. Nermal and Odie are the first to get sucked in, and the Tubby Tabby joins them. He spins faster and faster, into the darkness of the drain, until their fantasy ends and they all wake up in the empty bathtub, a little dizzy)
Odie: Mutters (He and Garfield shake their heads to regain their bearings. Jon walks in)
Jon: Sorry, guys. Boy that Liz REALLY can get to talking sometimes. Huh?! (He is shocked to see the tub empty)
Garfield: Sputters (The three pets raise their heads)
Jon: I see someone unplugged the tub and let ALL the water out. (He picks Garfield up and sets him on the floor) But I guess you guys are clean.
Garfield: Huh?
Jon: (continuing) I’ll go get some towels from the cupboard. (He points to the cupboard and leaves to get the towels)
Nermal: Garfield, (Odie pants) we’re back! Sigh! Did any of that happen? (Odie holds up the rubber ducky–which is now regular-sized and tiny–in his paw)
Odie: Mutters
Garfield: Of course not! It was just a fantasy! (He holds his finger up) And not a bad one if I do say so myself. (He catches a whiff of something) Gasp! (He lifts his foot and smells the air) Sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff! Ohhh! I think the lasagna’s ready! (He runs off to get that lasagna, leaving the kitten and puppy behind, still in the tub)
Odie: Hmm… (He observes the ducky in his paw, almost as if still skeptical about whether the story was real or not)
Nermal: Odie,
Odie: Huh?
Nermal: (continuing) do you think any of that really happened?
Odie: Mm-mm. (He shakes his head no, seemingly taking Garfield's word for it)
Nermal: OK, then how do you explain these? (He points to the seashell necklaces the mermaids gave them, which are next to his foot. Odie is understandably shocked and taken aback)
Odie: Gasp! Mutters (Nermal picks up the necklaces. Odie leans over gives them a couple of smells)
Nermal: Ha! I kinda like ‘em.
Odie: Ohhhh… (He taps his chin, no longer so certain about their supposed “imaginary” adventure. Regardless, no matter whether what they went through was real or not, the episode ends)
THE END